§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he now proposes to make any additional financial resources available to the North West regional health authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonRegional health authorities were notified of their cash limits for 1978–88 in January North Western regional health authority received a revenue increase of 5.6 per cent. In addition the region was allocated £1.2 million from the £15 million special fund we established to provide transitional help to those regions receiving less than average growth, bringing North Western Regional Health Authority's initial cash increase in 1978–88 to 5.7 per cent.
Since January further allocations totalling £2.6 million have been made. The largest of these was from the £25 million waiting list fund from which North Western received £2.3 million.